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ArticleJournal of nanobiotechnology2025

Extracellular vesicles from adipose-derived stromal/stem cells reprogram dendritic cells to alleviate rat TMJOA by transferring mitochondria.

Ziyi Mei, Hanyue Li, Chuling Huang, Shiyong Ma, Yuejia Li, Pingmeng Deng, Sha Zhou, Aizhuo Qian, Bin Yang, Jie Li

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Article in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Ziyi Mei *College of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Hanyue Li *Department of Stomatology, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China.
Chuling HuangCollege of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Shiyong MaBasic Medicine Research and Innovation Center for Novel Target and Therapeutic Intervention, The Ministry of Education, College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yuejia LiCollege of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Pingmeng DengCollege of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Sha ZhouCollege of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Aizhuo QianCollege of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Bin YangCollege of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Jie LiCollege of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China. jieli@hospital.cqmu.edu.cn.

Funding

CQMU Program for Youth Innovation in Future Medicine W0179Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing Yuzhong District 20200113Postgraduate Research Innovation Project of Chongqing CYS23347Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Program JCYJ20230807142311025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJOA) urgently needs regenerative therapies due to the limited effects of traditional treatments. Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles (MSC-EVs) are considered a potent alternative for MSC therapy for the treatment of TMJOA. However, the specific mechanisms remain inadequately investigated. In this study, we explored how EVs from adipose-derived stromal/stem cells (ASCs) influence the TMJOA model triggered by Complete Freund's Adjuvant in rats and their impact on the state of dendritic cells (DCs) under pathological conditions. Subsequently, we conducted transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses to elucidate the specific mechanisms by which EVs affect DCs. Mechanistically, we demonstrate that EVs transferred functional mitochondria to DCs, which reverses their metabolic states. The internalized functional mitochondria from EVs activate the MAPK/ERK1/2/FoxO1/autophagy pathway, which causes the metabolic reprogramming of DCs and facilitates the achievement of therapeutic effects. These findings provide a mechanistic rationale for utilizing ASCs-EVs as cell-free alternatives to MSC transplantation in TMJOA therapy.

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Dendritic CellsExtracellular VesiclesMesenchymal Stem CellsMitochondriaOsteoarthritisAdipose TissueAnimalsCellular ReprogrammingMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyAutophagyDendritic cellsExtracellular vesiclesMitochondriaReprogramming metabolism

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PMID40426246
PMCPMC12117725

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